The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-05
Another Plan for Home Rule.


The Pail Mall Gazette publishes a new
Home Rule scheme purporting to have been
accepted by the Liberal leaders. This
gives Ireland National Legislature and Ex-
ecutive. There is TO be no separation Of Ul-
ster. Irish members will continue to sit In
the Imperial Parliament In their present
numbers. The powers Of the Irish Parlia-
ment shall be delegated, matters to be con-
trolled in Dublin being clearly defined and
also subject to revision by the Imperial Par
lament The appointment Of judges. to re-
main In Office ffteen years, Is TO be vested
In the Imperial government and afterward
vested in the Irish government. The police
are TO be similarly treated. Customs and ex-
else are to remain under the imperial con-
troll. The proportion Of the Irish quota to
the Imperial expenditure shall not be more
than one fifteenth. The land question Is left
to the Irish Parliament
1t Is doubtful whether this statement Is
official. The statement Is valuable, how
ever, as indicating the line Of the amended
policy Of Morley, Trevelyan and Hartcourt,
which Is probably assented TO by Gladstone
and satisfactory to Liberals generally.
Frederick William Improving.
The Crown Prince of the German Empire.
Frederick William. underwent another 0p-
GRAFTON by DR., MacKenzle for the growth In
his throat yesterday. The result was good (;
his general health Is excellent, and his voice
Is improving.
Letters from Stanley.
A despatch from st. Thomas says: Let
ters at Stanley Pool from Henry M. Stanley,
announce that the expedition arrived at
Arunhini Falls on June Is. All are we'll"
A Peaceful Proposition.
PARIS, Aug. 4-The newspapers advise
the submission Of the Ferry-Boulanger mat
M. Ferry has written. to his seconds, II
remain ready to give satisfaction to Boulan-
ger or accept arbitration"
Foreign Notes.
M. GARNER, an actor in Nine. Bernhardt's
travelling company, has challenged M.
Rochefort to fight duel for publishinga de-
r0gat0ry article in reference to incidents
that occurred while the company was at
Rio Janeiro. IL Rochefort refuses to give
satisfaction GARNER will proceed against him
for libel.
A Frenchman and Russian have been ar
rested at Lumberg, Austria, on charge OF
being spies. They confess that they have
been reporting the state of military affairs
to the Russian government.
An extensive strike of coal miners near
Vienna, Austria, has led to numerous riots.
Tro06ss have been sent to the scene.
The st0KefS- on Austrian steamers have
gone on strike. they complain Of irregu-
lar payments.
The heat at Pesth is intenSsee' sixteen per
sons were disabled Wednesday BY sunstroKe.
The United Ireland, Of Dublin, puDlls.n.es
copy Of a circular which 1t asserts has been
issued to the police, directing that a watch
be kept upon movements of members Of the
House Of Commons belonging to the Nation
al league.
The funeral Of the late Prime Minister
Depretis took place yesterday at Stradella,
Italy. Twenty thousand persons were pres
ent There was no religious ceremony, the
clergy having been ordered to refuse the
rights of the church.
Three deaths occurred from cholera at Ma
pies yesterday.
Temple, Of Chicago, beat In the half mile
bicycle race at London yesterday, in min
ute, 131 seconds.
Journeying from Dublin to Cork, p. A.
Collins met Archbishop Croke at Thurles.
Mr.. Collins knelt and received the Archbish-
ops blessing. He has been given the free
dom Of the city of Cork.
Four thousand employees of the Midland
Railroad threaten to strike against time
wages. They claim they will prevent them
from securing full weeks work. Drivers
and firemen on Lancashire, Yorkshire and
other leading lines support them.